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U.S. Spy Agency Dreams of Surveillance Underwear It’s Calling “SMART ePANTS”

Ken Klippenstein, Daniel BoguslawThe Office of the Director of National Intelligence is throwing $22 million in taxpayer money at developing clothing that records audio, video, and location data.
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Four Days a Week: This Labor Day, Let’s Talk About Laboring Less

Jon SchwarzThe progressive goal of less work and more living is finally back on the political agenda.
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After Blocking Lockheed Martin Acquisition, FTC Allows Another Defense Firm to Close the Deal

Austin AhlmanL3Harris hired a former senior Pentagon official who managed defense contracts after antitrust crusader Lina Khan was confirmed as Federal Trade Commission chair.
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Nikki Haley Brings the GOP’s Gender Politics Home

Judith LevineShe’s the party’s Hillary Clinton, but don’t mistake her for a feminist.
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Floaters: Our Reflection in the Rio Grande

Debbie NathanMigrant children are drowning at the border. Their deaths are met with indifference. Rescue workers call these bodies “floaters.”
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As Republicans Thirst for War With Mexico, Democrats Push to Make Them Vote on It

Prem ThakkerPopulist Republicans’ response to the new war powers resolution highlights the growing pains of their anti-war coalition with progressive Democrats.
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Disney Lists $330,000 Crisis PR Job After CEO Insults Striking Actors and Writers

Ken KlippensteinDisney looks for PR help after Bob Iger, who earns $31 million a year, derided strikers as “not realistic.”
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New GOP Measure Would Bar Pentagon Assistance to Pakistan

Ryan Grim, Murtaza HussainThe defense budget amendment would cut off funds to Pakistan amid an ongoing crackdown by the military establishment and its civilian allies.
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Medicare Drug Pricing Negotiations Advance

DeconstructedAlex Lawson and Ryan Grim discuss the decadeslong struggle against Big Pharma to lower drug prices.
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